Spout



4 Feb. 12, 1929.

- 1,702,084 c. T. HELLER SPOUT Filed Aug. 16, 1926 gwuentoz Charles T.eller M M Patented Feb. 12, 1929.

NETE STATES CHARLES T. HELLER, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

SPOUT.

Application filed August 16, 1926. Serial No. 129,428..

My invention relates to spouts for draining containers having a discharge neck, and has for an object thereof to provide a spout adapted to be applied to a container neck and formed with a nozzle for conducting the contents of the container therefrom in a uniform stream, said nozzle being provided with a vent for admitting air to the container as the contents of the container is removed so as to provide a steady and uninterrupted flow.

Another object of the invention resides in providing a nipple for attachment to a con-' tainer neck, said nipple having a tubular nozzle secured to it in angular relation thereto, said nozzle being enlarged at its end adjacent said nipple and being formed with an aperture in its enlarged end in proximity to said nipple and at the upper portion of said spout.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear in the following description, the invention resides in the novel combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings illustrating my invention:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a container showing an embodiment of my invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and drawn to an enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my improved spout detached from the container.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 of a modified form of my invention.

In the removal of the contents from various containers, such as cans, drums, carboys, and the like, considerable difficulty is encountered where such containers are of substantial proportions due to the periodic influx of air into the container to take the place of the liquid contents removed therefrom. When the contents are poured from such container in the usual manner no steady stream of'definite formation or direction of flow is to be had. On the contrary, an irregular disinto the neck of the container in place of the usual stopper provided therefor, which spout is so shaped as to emit a stream of uniform formation and is further formed with a vent for supplying air to the container as the contents thereof is removed, thereby insuring a steady and continuous flow from the spout regardless of the degree of inclination of the container while the same is being emptied.

Although it is readily apparent that my invention can be used to drain any type of container having a neck formed thereon, such as cans, drums, car-boys, or the like, I have shown in the drawings for the sake of illustration, a cylindrical container A formed with a body portion 10 having applied thereto two heads 11 and 12 by means of seams 13. The head 11 is provided with a fillerand drain opening 14 and an outwardly flared neck 15 issuing from said opening and adapt ed to receive a suitable stopper not illustrated in the drawings. The neck 15 is further provided with a flange 16 by means of which the same may be soldered to the head 11 or otherwisesecured thereto in any suitable manner. Such containers being well known in the art are not considered as forming any feature of the invention.

The invention proper consists of a spout B which is formed with a nipple 17 provided with an outwardly extending flange 18. This nipple tapers away from the flange 18 and is of such dimensions that the same may be readily inserted into a standard neck, such as the neck 15, for attachment thereto in place of the usual stopper furnished with the container. zle 19 which is tapered in formation and which is enlarged at one end as indicated at 20, for attachment to the nipple 17, said nozzle being formed with a restricted opening 21 at its other end for discharging the liquid therefrom. The enlarged end 20 of nozzle 19 is provided with an annular flange 22 similar to the flange 18 and complementing the same. The nipple 17 and nozzle 19 are secured together through the agency of the flanges 18 and 22 by means of an annular ring or fastening member 23 which is U-shaped in cross section and envelopes both of these flanges and clamps the same securely together. The joint between said nozzle and nipple may be further soldered to insure a tight andrigid construction. The nozzle 19 is so formed that the same issues angularly from the nipple 17 so that when the nipple 17 is arranged with its axis in a horizontal position said nozzle 19 depends therefrom in an outwardly extending direction. When To the nipple 17 is attached a nozllO the nozzle is attached to the drum or container A, as shown in Fig. 1, and the same tilted to a horizontal position, said nozzle 19 becomes so disposed as to. readily perm t of placing a bottle or other receptacle beneath the same and thereby permit of filling said the place of theliquidcontents removed therefrom, I employ avent which is formed by providing a hole 24in the nozzle 19 in the uppermost portion thereot'inrlose proximity to the ring ortastening member 23 so that when thespout is situated as shown in Figs. 1 or 2 said openingprovid zs the shortest path between the empty. space within the interior of the drum proper and the exterior atmosphere.

In operation the usualstopper is removed I from the container and the spout B attached thereto by inserting the nipple 17 into the neck oifsaid container with the nozzle 19 issuing outwardly toward the circumference of thesama Now tilting the container in the direction of the spout B the liquid enters the nlpple 17 and nozzle 19 and flows there fromn As soon as this occurs air enters the Vent 2d following along the upper portion ofthe nipple'l" and along'th-e interior oiftlie head 23 of the container where the'same enters the vacant space within said container.

As t-he container is further tilted the flow continues even when the level of the liquid contents within the same stands considerably above the spout B, in which case the stream of air entering the container, when in its partly nclined positlon, continues toflow due to the partial Vacuum created within the contamer by the, dischargeof the container contents'and to-the atmospheric pressure tending to force theair inwardly into said container, Insuch cases the air bubbles up through the I body of the liquid within the container, as indicated in dotted lines at 25 in Fig. 1, al-

' lowing the liquid contents to fiow from the nozzle in a steady and uniform stream teen able theuser to fill bottles or other rece'p tacles with ease and without danger of spill-' ing the liquid removed from the container;

. For the purpose oi: permitting the attach: ment of my improved spout to containers formed with threaded necks illustrated in Fig. '4, a'spout C of similar construction to spout Band which consists of a nozzle19 the same as that shown in Fig. 3 is attached to anipple 26. This nipple has threads 27 rolled orpressed into the same by means of which said nipple .may be conveniently V screwed upon the conventional type of threaded neck frequently found on cans, drums,or the like.

Excepting for such nipples, the spout C is identical 1n construction to the spout B having the vent 24'situated 1n the uppermost i PQIJQIIO'E the nozzle 19 and functioning in identically the same manner as previously described. 7 I

My invention is. highly advantageous in that it forms a slmple and inexpensive means of conveniently and elieetively removing the contents'o't a container having a filling or The entire discharge neck formed thereon. invention can be constructed at a nominal cost trom sheet metal so that a spout may be furnished with every container as desired.

of inclination of the container and: at the same time directs the stream away from the he d of the container so thatbott-les or other receptacles may be conveniently placed beneath the discharge end of the nozzle and be readily filled therefrom. 7

Changes in the specific form of my invention, herein disclosed,inay be made within th s ope of what claimed without depart iag from the spirit of my invent-ion i-lavino; described my 1IlVGnt1OI1,"W'l1at I claim as new ters Patent is: g V I A 1. A spout tor draining acontainer having a disclnirge neck, saidspoutcomprisinga nip;

pie for attachment to said container neck, an outwardly extend annular flange formed on the outer end or aid nipple, a tubular nozzle formed with a flange thereon complementing said first named flange, and, an annular ring oi: J-shfa-ped cross section enveloping said flanges for holding said nozzle attached "to said nipple. V 1 c 2. A spout for draininga container having a discharge neck, said spout comprising a nippleiior attachment to said container neck, an outwardly extending annularfiiange formed on the outer end of said nipple,;a tubular nozzle formed with-a flange thereon complementing said first named flange, anan nular ring of 'U-shaped cross section, enveloping said flanges for holding said nozzle at-j tached to neck, and a vent formed in that ortion of said nozzle which is uppermost ien the container is tilted in pour1ngpos1- tion, said vent being adjacent said flangesand T1110. J t l 'OHABLEST. HELLER.

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